MAPLEWOOD, NJ — ‘Aglio e Olio,’ a one-woman show that was launched in a Maplewood kitchen in 2016, will be a featured performance at Auxiliary Projects, a multidisciplinary art space in Brooklyn, according to a recent announcement from the show’s creators. “Aglio e Olio,” or “Garlic and Oil,” was co-created by Maplewood residents Meg Persichetti, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Jordan Herskowitz, Golda Och Academy’s Upper School director of student life and arts department chair, has been selected to serve on the Educational Theatre Association’s Model Curriculum Framework Project. Out of more than 100 applicants for the program, EdTA selected 12, two-member teams of high school theater educators and teaching artists […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Friends of the West Orange Public Library, a nonprofit, has planned a spring book and plant sale to be held at the West Orange Public Library on Saturday, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the lower level of the library, 46 Mt. Pleasant Ave., and outside under the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The award-winning West Orange High School Music Department once again proved that it is the best of the best with the May 10 spring chorus concert. The Treble Choir, Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Jubilee Choir and Glee Club came together for an enjoyable and inspiring evening of contemporary, classical, Broadway and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center held a Texas Hold ’em Tournament and Casino Night fundraiser on Wednesday, April 25, at The Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange. The exciting evening of poker and casino games was a financial success, netting more than $71,000 for the South Orange nonprofit. Proceeds will […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Members of the Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled Wae Center in West Orange recently visited the West Orange Arts Council’s “Art from the Heart” exhibit at the West Orange Arts Center and received a private gallery tour by exhibition manager Lisa Suss. “These trips are important to the overall well-being […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In 2009, West Orange resident Mark Meyerowitz was cleaning out his late mother’s office when he came across a collection of poems among some paperwork. The poems were written in a variety of languages by unknown authors about the Holocaust during or right after World War II, and Meyerowitz doesn’t know […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The second and third floors of the South Orange Performing Arts Center are decorated with the artwork of students from 17 Essex County high schools as part of the “Inspired Minds Young Artist Exhibition.” The 66 works of art were unveiled at an opening reception at SOPAC on May 17, and […]
VERONA, NJ — Our Lady of the Lake School recently staged its first musical performance, “Once On This Island Jr.,” to a standing room only audience. With 21 student actors, 11 crew members, two teachers, two high school alums and several dedicated parent volunteers, the project was brought to fruition in just a few months. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Summer pop-up exhibits are coming to the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, and local artists are invited to apply to participate. The first pop-up will be installed Saturday, June 2, and taken down Sunday, June 24; the second pop-up will be installed Saturday, July 7, and taken down Sunday, […]